CLIPSHAM YEW TREE AVENUE TRUST

Registered charity 1178614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue Trust (CYTAT) is established to maintain, care for and preserve the historic Yew Tree Avenue in the Parish of Clipsham in Rutland. We are raising funds to enable the Trust to professionally clip the 137 topiaried yew trees once a year, normally in September. In addition we select contractors to maintain the Avenue and the surrounding grassland including the hedges.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE CLIPSHAM YEW TREE AVENUE WOODLAND AMENITY AND RELATED AREAS2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE CLIPSHAM YEW TREE AVENUE WOODLAND 3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING OR WORKING AND VISITORS TO THE AREA OF BENEFIT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rutland, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £63,402 as of 5th April 2025, which the trustees believe is sufficient to fund maintenance and conservation activities for the next two and a half years. The charity received a £115,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with the first half paid in January 2025, supporting its long-term funding strategy. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 19/03/2024, 43 days after the 05/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Restoring the Yew-Nique Topiaries of Clipham Yew Tree Avenue is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr PATRICK CANDLERchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Clifford Bacon
• Helen Louise Sismore
• SUSAN MARY THOMAS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Rutland

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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